I was on my way to Split when the war broke out and we ended up leaving my
boat in Lefkada in 1993. I was independently working in the Middle East so
every summer we had 6-8 weeks off and we spent it with my young kids
exploring Ionia. Loved that area and kind of gunk-holed from Corfu in the
North to Kefalonia in the South for several years. We focussed on areas
that the kids loved so beaches and swimming were a priority. Spent a lot of
time in Paxos and Parga on the mainland. Loved Vliko Bay near Nidri, the
island of Meganissi and Fiskardo on the island of Kefalonia was a
favourite. I can't give you much info about the Peloponnesus as we always
transitted from Ionia to Aegean through the Corinth canal. If you have
time, the Ionian is worthwhile spending some time over. My boat was a Ted
Hood designed Gulfstar 40 and had a lifting centre-board so I was able to
get into anchorages that the charter boats couldn't get to.


~~~ _/) ~~~

Richard Beytagh
Phone: 828 337 0180

On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 8:31 AM Chris Geankoplis <chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Richard,
> Perhaps you can offer some insights into the area. Next summer we head
> south around the Peloponnesus then into the Saronic Gulf. Or alternatively,
> we make a quick run through the canal. From there either the inside passage
> through Halkis, the Sporades and jump over to Lesvos and south to Rhodes.
> We could also go through the southern route through the Cyclades. With you
> Knowing the area and the Rhodes I welcome your thoughts. I’ve sailed all
> the routes except for the Peloponnesus. I sailed the Sporades 50 years ago
> and the Cyclades 15 years ago. Hopefully we leave the boat in Turkey.
> Chris Geankoplis
> ENOSIS
>
>
> On Sun, 16 Feb 2020 at 15:33, Richard Beytagh <rbeytagh at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Thanks for that Chris. I know that part of the coast very well and spent
> > many years sailing my Gulfstar 40 out of Levkas.
> >
> >
> > ~~~ _/) ~~~
> >
> > Richard Beytagh
> > Phone: 828 337 0180
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Feb 16, 2020 at 2:35 PM Chris Geankoplis <
> > chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > So, here is a short account of the trip from the heel of Italy over to
> > the
> > > Greek Islands in the northern Ionian.  Total length of the trip was
> about
> > > 300nm.  We hope you enjoy this sojourn into some warm weather sailing.
> > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EjWeWCJWU-l-Jltr50TLmsVdn4J-Gv9T/view
> > >
> > > Chris & Alice Geankoplis
> > > ENOSIS
> > >
> >
>